I-123 ioflupane diag at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center

350 W Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1982733655

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$2,251.51

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$5,894.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$100.00 with Aetna vs $5,894.00 with BCBS - AZ — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $100.00 ↓ -96%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $1,119.86 ↓ -50%
United Commercial|Navigate $1,388.02 ↓ -38%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $1,443.65 ↓ -36%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,471.30 ↓ -35%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,471.30 ↓ -35%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $1,479.38 ↓ -34%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $1,479.38 ↓ -34%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,479.38 ↓ -34%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $1,479.38 ↓ -34%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $1,479.38 ↓ -34%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $1,479.38 ↓ -34%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $1,479.38 ↓ -34%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $1,479.38 ↓ -34%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,479.38 ↓ -34%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $1,479.38 ↓ -34%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $1,479.38 ↓ -34%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $1,479.38 ↓ -34%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $1,627.32 ↓ -28%
United Medicaid|All Plans $2,529.70 ↑ +12%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $2,770.18 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $3,121.53 ↑ +39%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $3,241.70 ↑ +44%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $3,348.09 ↑ +49%
Other Commercial|NTN $3,536.40 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $3,831.10 ↑ +70%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $4,125.80 ↑ +83%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $4,125.80 ↑ +83%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $4,405.38 ↑ +96%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,656.26 ↑ +107%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $5,894.00 ↑ +162%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $5,894.00 ↑ +162%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $5,894.00 ↑ +162%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $5,894.00 ↑ +162%

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I-123 ioflupane diag at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $2,095.02 $1,388.02 – $4,389.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $1,244.00 $1,388.02 – $4,665.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $2,776.11 $100.00 – $8,689.45
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $2,250.00 $1,388.02 – $7,200.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $1,798.54 $1,388.02 – $4,923.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $1,037.40 $1,388.02 – $4,368.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $807.44 $1,388.02 – $3,345.75
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $1,343.08 $1,388.02 – $3,919.50

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